I am ... (image heavy post)

a terrible blogger!
So sorry, it's really hard for me to catch up with the blog/projects I've been working on/school. It's actually a little overwhelming, hahah.
Recently I took in a little extra cash tutoring this nice elderly man in my Photoshop class. I've been kind of working as his tech assistant too, hah ha. Things that are common sense to me - are difficult for him to grasp. Which I totally understand! That's why I'm here to help. =)
So my mom and I together decided to splurge a lot of money and we bought a few tools that I've been really wanting.
First off, I got the We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper, ohhh I know that everybody talks about it - and I LOVE it! I'm so happy I finally have something to make my own finished edges on my mini albums/chipboard projects. I will definitely be keeping my EK Success Corner Rounder though, a nice way to make larger scallops!

We also bought the 32 pack of Jacquard Pearl Ex. I still need to get some gum arabic, but I'm planning to make a trip to my local [more like 30 minute away, but it's really close to school] art supply shop anyways! I need to get some mattboard & thought I'd pick up some gum arabic while there. And maybe do a little more .. shopping.

The biggest splurge though [which one goes with the other, so I'll mention the first thing] .... I got a Cuttlebug!! I've been thinking about getting the green one at Michaels and use a 50% off coupon, but I saw on CustomCrops.com that they had the BLUE ONE in stock! I was SOOOOOOOO excited - I had to have it, blue i my favorite color and my whole room is blue & white themed [even before it become a mainly scrapbooking room] ... I really wanted the cuttlebug to emboss, but I really wanted to try out Donna Salazar's dictionary flowers, but didn't have a scalloped circle die ...

So my mom & I decided to get the pack of 4 Nesties, the Large & Small circles & then the Classic Scalloped circles in large & small. I've been cutting a ton of things with these dies already! Hahah, I've had a blast!!

Those 4 things cost quite a bit of money [especially the Nestabilities and Cuttlebug. .. but I'm so happy that I got them! I made some projects the past two days playing with all the different products I bought *Besides the PearlEx*

Here are 2 projects I worked on ...

A door hanger I made using leftover chipboard from an album my mom is working on for her friend. I made one of the Donna Salazar dictionary flowers and used my Cricut + Make The Cut to cut out my name using the font ChopinScript which can be downloaded for free on DaFont! I just modpodged the letters onto the painted chipboard! The font has a lot of thin lines so I used my Cricut spatula, which I also bought along with the Cuttlebug from CustomCrops. Wow! I can't believe I didn't get that thing sooner. LOL! I had a lot of fun making this, it's fairly simple, but I love it! I hung the sign on my door with a tiny nail that came with these hinges from Big Lots, and covered the nailhead with a rhinestone [LOVE Bling!], I used some light blue pearl string to hang it on the nail.

This is a birdhouse! Obviously!!! Well it could be any really adorable house actually. Hahha, I was searching for templates online because I was looking for fun projects, and found this post on Nichole Heady's blog: here! This is by far the most adooorable birdhouse I've ever seen - I had to give it a try. Although it's not exactly ... perfect ... it looks great for my first attempt [being alittle optimistic, ha ha] My favorite colors *maybe I haven't mentioned this* are blue & brown. The roof is made out of that gemstone paper from Joanns. The house is made of patterened paper I think from a collection by DCWV. Possibly the summer one, not sure. I made a fluffy tissue paper flower using small scalloped circle diecuts. I admit, this was a pain to put together, but I love it! can be used as a box with the second layer of the roof opening =] I would have made the second layer the complete width of the first but I didn't have enough of that cardstock - ha ha. I used a trick I learned on Marion's prima show about gluing some coins on the flap of the opening and it really keeps the thing shut! =) I used 3 pennies and covered it with some more tissue paper scalloped circles. I used one of the smaller circle nesties [I'm not sure which set it was from, or what size it is] to cut out the hole in the front of the house - it was way easier then trying to put a paper punch in there! Plus I didn't have the right size punch anyways.

I'm excited to be working on some more projects & getting to share them with you all! I know I don't have very many blog readers - ha ha, but I just wanted to thank those of you who do follow me!! I really appreciate it!

Until next time *which I hope won't be too long from now!*

Most recent video:

On YouTube, I have a few videos now of my storage solutions for my ribbon & my clear stamps. I will take pictures, but right now it's a mess on my desk, not pleasant to see. Hahah.

I also have a video of a mini album I made for my friend and her boyfriend. Her favorite color is pink, so I thought it'd be cute to make her an album for her birthday!

Help Find Chelsea:

Last year was my Senior year in High School, and I without a doubt had the greatest time of my life. But I definitely took the little things for granted, like security, safety, and my life.

In my general neighborhood, a young woman only 1 year younger than me has gone missing Thursday night during a run. Police are currently doing everything they can to find her.

Please visit http://www.findchelsea.com/.

Chelsea and her family is in my heart.

Happy Valentines Day!

I'm working on a few projects for my boyfriend, and am really excited about them. I'll probably post pictures up tomorrow or do a video!

There's an amazing blogcandy going up right now. I haven't entered in one in a while, but this one really caught my attention. To win this, would be AMAZING, for anybody.
You should really enter! It doesn't hurt at all, obviously. :) And we could all use a little extra money, especially right now.

Check it out HERE!!!

Hi all!

Thanks for the sweet comments on my YouTube video of Terry's album. I had sooo much fun making it! And I really wish I videotaped it all, haha.
I can't wait to see how Terry fills it all up!! Terry please do a video! I want to see your finished product! Heheh

Since school has started, Valentines is coming up, and I've started hanging out with some old friends again, I decided to take a break this month on swaps. I'm making a mini album [or finishing one, and starting on another] for my boyfriend. I'm also making one for my good friend Janelle. I won't be doing any videos of my process, because I just plan to work on the albums on my free time, but when I'm finished I'll make sure to do a video and show you all the very Loving albums!

Thanks so much for stopping by,
Til next time,

Terry's mini album!

I had a blast making this! I tried video taping my whole process, but I kept forgetting to record!
For my next project I definitely will. :)



You can see the album she made for me here:


Thanks for visiting,
until next time,
have a wonderful day!!

Clean up ...

I haven't been crafting at all for the past few days, besides making a nice little underwear organizer for my drawer.. mostly because my mom and I are doing a major overhaul of my room. So it's a complete messing going all the way out to the hallway! Hahah, but once it is finished, I'm going to be really excited to show everybody a video. There are so many neat things that my mom has come up with!

Projects I'll be working on for this month:
- My TWS swap mini for Terry! I'm excited for this one.
- Cards! I want to create a lot of cards so when an event comes along, I don't have to rush to make a card and it turns out ... not so pretty.
- Valentines gift

I think this, although very little, is enough for now. Hahah. A big project is the reorganizing of my room!

Happy New Year!

I'm excited for the upcoming year!
I don't really have resolutions, because I never meet them, but I do have some goals and aspirations ... I plan to make a mini album of these goals too, that way I can look back and hopefully fulfill them!

I plan on losing weight. I know I'm not overweight or anything, but less than a year ago I was 7-8 pounds lighter, and I felt a lot healthier. In order to do that I don't plan on necessarily eating out less, but I plan on exercising more. My goal is do a 5 mile run every other week, and 2 mile run the other weeks. I know if I run 5 miles every week I'll just wear myself out.

I plan on getting a job. Scrapbook stuff isn't free! Hahah.

I plan on doing very well in school. I didn't focus hard enough last year, and lost track of what I was there for. Now that I have some idea in what I want to be, I feel like I can focus on my main goal.


Manage my temper. I have a really quick & bad temper. I honestly don't know how to control it! But it doesn't help with my family or boyfriend at all. So I hope to maybe find something that releases tension and frees my mind. Yoga maybe. Now that my mom and I have Your Shape w/ Jenny McCarthy, I can do a little more relaxing exercises.

Save up enough money for both Robert and I to go to New York in December and spend our NYE in the city! I love it there, and I miss all my family so much. The past 1 and a half-ish year we've spent most of our time with his family, I really want him to get to know my family!

Work harder and harder on my designing skills! If I ever wish to be a graphic designer, I need to practice.

Blog & do more videos. This is weird haha, but I enjoy blogging. I've enjoyed blogging since I was in 7th grade I think. And now that I have a camcorder, videos will be easier to do, since I Won't have to tilt my head to look at the computer when using my webcam. I had a really odd setup before, hahaha.

What are your resolutions or goals?

Normally I don't spend too much time thinking about the new year because most of the time it just feels like another day, but I feel like 2010 is going to be an excellent year.